Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Food Processing — Emissions was 112,788 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 112,788 kt for food processing — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Northern America peaked at 132,248 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51,253 kt, in 1994.
That places Northern America 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66,259 kt | — |
| 1991 | 69,923 kt | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 57,479 kt | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 52,093 kt | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 51,253 kt | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 95,632 kt | +86.6% |
| 1996 | 96,594 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 108,832 kt | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 107,706 kt | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 107,380 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 116,442 kt | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 124,834 kt | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 116,616 kt | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 120,378 kt | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 123,107 kt | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 125,424 kt | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 132,248 kt | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 130,327 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 132,157 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 121,652 kt | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 123,436 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 113,447 kt | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 109,142 kt | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 111,185 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 112,255 kt | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 105,687 kt | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 110,892 kt | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 107,969 kt | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 108,934 kt | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 100,996 kt | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 102,808 kt | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 113,621 kt | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 112,789 kt | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 112,788 kt | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Northern America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +86.6% | 51,253 kt | 95,632 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,315 kt | 51,253 kt | 108,832 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,318 kt | 116,442 kt | 132,248 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,394 kt | 100,996 kt | 123,436 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,502 kt | 102,808 kt | 113,621 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 4 Russian Federation 27,566 kt compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 305.7 kt compare
- 5 Thailand 25,997 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 19,748 kt compare
- 7 Japan 19,731 kt compare
- 7 Viet Nam 88.84 kt compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 16,121 kt compare
- 8 Polynesia 76.78 kt compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0358 kt compare
- 9 Germany 16,082 kt compare
- 10 Australia 13,555 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Northern America?
- Food processing — emissions in Northern America was 112,788 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 132,248 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,253 kt in 1994.
- How does Northern America rank for food processing — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.